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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:44:58 -0800
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From: John Dent <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Does anyone like Norton?
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Peter,
You could try Add-Remove Plus. Here's the web site: http://www.aurelitec.com
I have over 200 programs running on my machine. It is simple to use, seems
to work ok for me and is fast.
J. Dent
At 03:12 PM 1/24/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>I thought I would throw this comment in. Norton had developed a fairly nice
>uninstall program. Then Symantec decided to purchase the ForeFront
>Technologies company that had the CleanSweep program. Although the Norton
>Uninstall was a more reliable product (in my experience), CleanSweep was
>better known. Unfortunately, Symantec decided to drop Norton Uninstall and
>went with CleanSweep.
>
>Has anyone found a reliable (and reasonably fast) uninstall program? On my
>system with some 150G of files, it takes CleanSweep hours to scan, only to
>tell me that it can't uninstall something!
>
>Peter
>-----------------------------------------------
>The NoSpin Group
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > I have used SystemWorks for quite some time when supporting
> > PCs. I found over time that I would not install the
> > CleanSweep portion because, as many stated, it caused more
> > problems than it was worth. My opinion is that Norton
> > products are great for the average user. They do not have
> > to be a "techie" to understand how to use the program.
> > The virus update happens automatically and the One-Button
> > fix does not require a lot of technical experience.
>
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